Hyderabad, April 11 -- The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is set to establish a temporary base in Hyderabad's Amberpet soon.

In a recent directive, the special chief secretary to the Government of Telangana, Ravi Gupta, ordered the provision of accommodation facilities for 150 rescue personnel at the Amberpet Police Training College (PTC).

The arrangements are to be completed by June.

Background

The NDRF's 10th Battalion, originally based in Gannavaram near Vijayawada, was tasked with conducting rescue operations across undivided Andhra Pradesh.

Following the formation of Telangana in 2014, a small NDRF team was stationed at the Sheikhpet GHMC Sports Complex in Manikonda. However, due to limited facilities, only a few person...